Vehicle-tire.



PATENTED DEC. 25, 1906.

B. O. PEASE.

VEHICLE TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED FBB.20, 1906.

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VEHICLE-TIRE.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 190C:v

Anplication filed February 20, 1906. Serial No. 3( )2.110.

- To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, EDWIN O. PEASE, of Bangor, county of Penobscot, State-of Maine,

- have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Tires, of which the following is a specification, reference being I had to the accompanying drawings.

My-invention relates to-improvements in vehicle-tires.

It has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and durable tire adapted to be ap plied upon the wheel of any class of vehicles :and embodying a concaved rim spanned by a series ofcircularly-arranged sprin s having their ends detachably connectedt ereto, a flexible elastic ring encircling said springs and being yieldably supported thereon and held and guided by said rim, and a flexible covering inclosing all of said parts.

In the drawings, Figure l is a fragmentary detail side view of my tire; Fig. 2, a transverse sectional view of the rim, and Fig. 3 a transverse sectional view of the entire tire secured unon the felly of a wheel.

In all the figures of the drawings illustrating my invention like reference characters designate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, the rim 1 of In tire which may be made ofany suitable material, is concaved and its edges provided with spaced projections 2 and notches 3 adj acent said projections, the projections and notches of the edges registering. A series of circularly-arranged spiral springs 4' extend across the rim 1, and their ends are provided with hooks 5, which engage the notches 3 in said rim and hold said springs removably in place. Upon the spiral springs is yieldably supported a solid flexible elastic ring 5, said ring being held in place thereon and guided lll itS movement by the projections 2 of the rim bearing against it. A flexible shield or covering 6, of suitable material, in'closes all the parts of the tire, excluding foreign matter therefromsuch, for instance, as dust, mud,

or Water-and thereby preserves said parts in perfect condition.

The tire embodying the parts above referred to is held in place upon the folly 9 of a wheel by means of'rings 8 and 9, which bear against the coverin 6 and the felly on each side and are secured to the felly 9 by bolts 10, havin nuts 11 thereon.

From t e foregoing it will be understood struction the flexible elastic ring 5 will be I forced inwardly between the projections 2 against the action of the supporting-springs 4 and when relieved from the Weight or. the effect of the shock the springs'will act immediately to force it outwardly again, thus yieldably supporting it Within the rim 1 and formin an easy-ridin tire which is not effecte by uncture, an therefore less likely to et out of order than a neumatic tire.

F do not wish to be und iarstood as limiting myself to the precise details and arrangements of parts shown and described,-but reserve the right to all modifications within the scope of my invention. I

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a vehicle-tire, a concaved rim having spaced projections on its spanning ,said rim and havin their endssecured to its edges, substantially as described.

' 2. In a vehicle-tire, a concaved rim having spaced pro ectlons on 1ts edges, notches 1.11

edgesand springs its edges between said projections and springs spanning said rim and t 1eir ends engaging said notches, substantially as describe 3. In a vehicle-tire, a concaved rim having I spaced projections on its edges, notches in its edges between said projections and spiral springs spanning said T1111 and having hooked ends engaging said notches, substantially as described.

4. In a vehicle-tire, a concaved rim having spaced projections on its ed es, springs spanning sald rim and havin t eir ends secured to its edges and a flexib e elastic ring yieldably supported on said springs, substantially as descri ed.

5. In a vehicle-tire, a concaved rim having spaced projections on its ed ning said rim and havin t eir ends secured to its edges, a flexible e astic ring yieldably supported on said springs, and an inclosing es, springs span-.

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covering for all of said parts, substantially-as described.

6. In a vehicle-tire, a concaved rim having spaced projections, notches in its edges between said projections, springs spanning'said rim and theirends engaging said notches and yieldablysupported on a" flexible elastic ring said springs, substantlally as descr' ed.

7. In a vehicle-tire, a concaved rim having I In testimony of all which I have hereunto spaced plijections, notches in its edges bed subscribed my name. tween sai ro'ections s rin ss annin sai rim and th ir ends enjga gin sai l notcl ies, a EDWIN PEASE 5 flexible elastic ring yieldab ly supported on Witnesses:

said springs, and an inclosing covering for all MARCIA A. TAYLOR, of said parts, substantially as described. ELLA M. TAYLOR. 

